The 32nd Battle of the Badges will feature the first fight with two women.
MANHATTAN, New York --
A police officer and a firefighter walk into a boxing ring... Friday at the 32nd Battle of the Badges. Both the NYPD and FDNY boxing clubs have been training for months for what will be the first fight since 2015.Eight-time Golden Glove Champion Nisa Rodriguez will take on Nicole Malpeso . "I think a lot of people the next day are going to be like, 'I'm putting my daughter in a boxing program,' after watching us in there," Malpeso said."We are hoping that our superior physical capacities will carry us to victory," said Bobby McGuire, the president of the FDNY Boxing Club.Both Tunnel to Towers and NYC CopsSome of the fighters at Friday's event were influenced by the programs they are now giving back to.
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